Behind-the-scenes of the World Wide Web it's not us communicating with one another, but rather our machines via a large number of virtual addresses and physical wires connecting them between. The next step is removal of our reliance on centralised infrastructure; and therefore that which is subject to both failure and control.

In a year or two from now, I think people won't even remember that you had to be on Wi-Fi or get a cell signal to be able to...

According to the latest market study by Berg Insight, shipments of OEM embedded telematics systems worldwide are forecast to grow from 8.4 million units in 2013 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 30.6 percent to reach 54.5 million units in 2020.Moreover, the number of cars sold worldwide equipped with head-units featuring handset-based telematics capabilities will grow from 7.0 million in 2013 to 68.5 million in 2020.Telematics is a broad term that may be applied to a wide range of connected services in the...

Phones4U, a troubled UK mobile phones retailer, has gone into controversial administration resulting in the closure of 550 stores. The company has long had issues after mobile operators dropped support for the business after reportedly being unable to conclude new distribution agreements.

Vodafone said in a statement: "Phones 4U was offered repeated opportunities to propose competitive distribution terms to enable us to conclude a new agreement, but was unable to do so." Vodafone...

Movements of major tech players are exciting and device manufacturers continue to wow the world with stunning new tech in the smartphone arena. But right alongside this, sometimes decisions are made that make us stop and wonder – what on earth’s going on?

The most recent news on the grape vine is that Microsoft and Nokia are essentially going to be winding down their efforts to innovate in emerging markets. This comes on the back of an all singing and dancing launch of the X2, a handset that...

The Internet of Things needs a standard. There are a forecasted 50 billion everyday objects connected to the web by 2020, and yet they are mostly disconnected from each other. Many companies have put their weight behind competing standards such as the AllSeen Alliance, Thread, or the Open Interconnect Consortium - but...

South Korea and the United States are leading the way in devices with 4G LTE capability, while devices from local vendors are on the rise, according to the latest Netbiscuits Web Trends Report.

The quarterly analysis, based on consumer web usage in 242 countries, found that local device vendors are starting to gain traction in Europe, whereas before the trend was largely confined to Asia. Wiko, a French vendor, and bq from Spain have made the top 50 devices in their own countries for the first, time, with 3%...

Open standards bring traditional competitors together to push their respective industry forward and reduce confusion whilst providing a more seamless experience for the end-user; at least that's what they're meant to do. It's a shame that so much confusion occurs around the standards themselves which prevents such a beautiful union.

Can you imagine if there still wasn't a standard power socket for your country? If every device you used required a completely different hole in the wall? It would be chaotic. This article is...

For the Internet of Things to truly take-off, the industry needs to come together and create a standard for communication between compatible hardware and software. There are already several consortiums with the support of major heavyweights; such as the 'AllSeen Alliance'.

At the University of Toronto you can find Citizen Lab who, in collaboration with computer security firm Kaspersky, has exposed a massive network of mobile malware targeting all phone types. It is sold by an Italian firm for use in police forces around the world.

'Remote Control System' (RCS) can infiltrate Android, iOS, Windows Mobile, Symbian, and even BlackBerry devices. Most mobile malware targets Android, due to its market-share, but many industry experts warn other...

You have to admire Nest. The small IoT startup began with a simple ethos to “take the unloved products in your home and make simple, beautiful, thoughtful things” and from the get-go they succeeded with their much-loved and all-round impressive Nest Thermostat.

Since their humble beginnings, Nest also released a smoke detector. The most pivotal point in the company’s history, however, is an eye-watering $3.2 billion acquisition from internet king Google earlier this year.

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